Guardian Music — (Whirlwind)Scottish composer and bassist Euan Burton won the Emerging Artist/Rising Star category in June's Scottish Jazz awards, but he has already worked with leading younger-generation Scottish groups and in international bands featuring hip New Y... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonWith last month's debut album release for his Unity Band, guitarist Pat Metheny introduced a saxophonist to his lineup for the first time in 30 years – the last occasion being the Ornette Coleman-influenced 80/81, with the late Mich... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)Metheny is a guitar superstar, or as close as anyone in contemporary jazz is ever likely to get. He can do whatever he likes, and does. Here he gathers three other top-flight players – saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Ben Williams and dr... more info

Guardian Music — Sun Araw & M Geddes Gengras with The Congos, LondonWhat happens when a couple of LA hipsters decide they'd like to go to Jamaica and make a record with the foremost vocal group in the history of reggae? If it sounds like a joke waiting for a punchlin... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)Pat Metheny's Unity Band is a wave to his fine album 80/81, which featured the late Michael Brecker and Dewey Redman on saxes. Their roles are merged here on a batch of new Metheny pieces by the versatile Chris Potter, accompanied by re... more info

Guardian Music — The multi award-winning graduates of Berklee College in the US have expanded the scope of rock, jazz and popRoger Brown, 55, has presided over the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, since 2004. Reputedly the world's top school for "mo... more info

Detroit Free Press — While the Free Press already broke the news of the major national headliners for this year's Detroit Jazz Festival - a list that includes Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter and Chick Corea - a number of other acts will be ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Today's Live Performance zooms in on two jazz icons, guitarist Pat Metheny and bassist Charlie Haden, together live in concert at the Wackerhalle during the Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen in 2003. Pat Metheny: guitars, 42-string guitar Cha... more info

Detroit Free Press — Anyone concerned that a recent leadership change at the top of the Detroit Jazz Festival might mean a lowering of artistic ambitions or an increase in commercial crossover styles can breathe a sigh of relief. more info

Guardian Music — Kurt Vile, On tourKurt Vile is a man who has made apathy his mission statement but who has seen this anti-attitude get him quite a long way. A native of Philadelphia, and a former member of the no less great The War On Drugs, Vile (his real name) mak... more info